English is a globally recognized language and the failure to comprehend it would set youth apart from the rest on the global stage. The Chief Minister’s insistence on regional languages as the primary mode of instruction has been met with skepticism and discomfort as parents took to the streets to voice their displeasure. In more…

Very recently, the Chairperson of Goa Toursim Development Corporation declared that those who opposed big projects in Goa must be deemed as anti-development. He was obviously referring to the opposition to the proposed monstrosity that Leading Hotels was installing in Tiracol although he named several other projects which had to be kept in abeyance owing…

Centre for Responsible Tourism & Federation of Tourist Taxi Association of South Goa Press Release The Federation of Tourist Taxi Association of South Goa (FTTAG) brings together taxi unions based in South Goa. Its aim is to work for the welfare of its members and bring about qualitative changes in the working conditions…

Shack Owners Welfare Society (SOWS) (An affiliate of Centre for Responsible Tourism, Caritas-Goa and the Council for Social Justice and Peace) Institute Piedade, Opposite Captain of Ports, Panjim Tel: 9823018901, E-Mail: cruzcardozo@refdiffmail.com Memorandum In the September 14 issue of “Herald” we, the Shack Owners Welfare Society (SOWS) it was reported that the…

Is another tourism possible in Goa ?

Centre for Responsible Tourism carried out a research in Water equity in tourism. Badayl-Alternatives served as consultant and writer for the report which has now become the basis of a UK-based campaign – Demand an end to Water Injustice in Goa -. The study established that poorly regulated tourism development in Goa is impacting negatively upon…

A seminar on positive politics to empower marginalized sections of the society held at the Ravindra Bhavan here by the Popular Front of India in collaboration with Citizens Welfare Front saw speakers criticizing the recent police action against the Vasco madrassa and demanding a burial ground for the Muslim community in Margao. Director Alternatives, Ranjan Solomon created a flutter…

Concerned citizens and citizens’ organizations representing various sections of society today unanimously expressed their concerns about the implications of having foreign enclaves within local territory in the guise of special economic zones. The meeting saw the convergence of concerns of various organizations including the Tribes of Goa, Bailancho Saad, Alternatives, Peaceful Society, PMCA (People’s Movement…

Konkan, Nov. 28. Over 92 participants from various(10) NGOs, religious and lay institutions, Students of Law College, BSW and Political Science from the Goa University, participated in a one day seminar on “The Relevance of Human Rights in a Globalised World“, organized by the Salesian Commission for the Young at Risk (YaR) at Don Bosco, Panjim,…

TEAM HERALD CALANGUTE Shack owners on Friday marched to the office of Science and Technology at Saligao-Pilerne in protest against non-allotment of shacks at Baga, Mandrem and other beaches in the State. Goa Shack Owners Welfare Society General Secretary John Lobo, Cruz Cardozo, Centre for Responsible Tourism Director Fr Maverick Fernandes, Ranjan Solomon and hundreds…

PANJIM, ARPIL 26 – The commercial capital of Goa, Margao, is fast turning out to be a flashpoint of communal violence, stated members of the Christian Muslim Dialogue for Life (CMDL) in a submission before Member of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Dr Mehroo Bengalee. Read more…

Herald – Goa Residents of Calangute have expressed an urgent desire to adopt a resolution against the implementation of Coastal Management Zone (CMZ). At a special Gram Sabha, residents however decided to adopt a resolution to the effect on Wednesday as one member, Martin D�Souza, asked Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira to distribute hard copies to all…

Interfaith Youth Summer Institute (IYSI) 16 June 2009 The Interfaith Youth Summer Institute began with fifty youth representing Bahai, Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist faiths at the Pilar Retreat Center in Goa. The programme began with interfaith worship prepared by the delegates from various religious backgrounds. It was refreshing to see representatives of different religions…

The Milli Gazette…. For more than a decade, the problem of Muslim graveyard land allocation in Goa has not been solved. This year on 24-25 August, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) vice chairperson HT Sangliana and member Syeda Imam visited Goa to inspect the site acquired by the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) for the purpose.…